a semi-charmed life

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

what is this?? mysterious looking treasure chest?

i'll give u a hint. look at the label.

did u guess correctly? classic adidas soccer boots. raven black and ivory white.

and i put them on with reverence...they fit just fine!

observe its perfection. look at how streamlined and stylish it is!

i think i'll begin a love affair with my boots.

you and i are going to go through everything together.
and i promise to treat you like the princess you are, even when you get muddy after a day of training.
you are my eder. my isolde. my spanish amante.

2:42 PM

Friday, May 26, 2006

sweet, sweet victory.

it pleases me very much to announce that vjsoccer came from behind twice to trounce mj a satis-freaking-fying 4-2. every girl loves a little vengeance..and i'm not an exception. in 2005, mj the minnows dared to beat vj in the penalty shootout. it was heartbreaking and especially so because there was no promised offday the day after(but i declared it for myself anw since i shouted myself hoarse).

but on the 25th of May 2006, vj boys played with all their might, running the full 90 minutes. mj, the pretenders to the championship, thought they had their work cut out for them when they scored first and later when vj equalised, they scored again.the situation was even more nail biting when vj's captain missed the penalty that came when a mj defender fouled a vj player. vj tightened their soccer cleats, whacked bravely on and scored aft that miserable miss to make the game 2-2.but the icing on the cake ( i always thought this phrase should always come with a tra-la-la-la ..hehe) was the late 2 goals that made this a highscoring match.

i dont even like vj much honestly but the adiv soccer finals match was just too tempting..i had to go. and boy am i glad i went! it's kampong soccer no doubt cos this is singapore we're talking abt but still entertaining. it seems like ages since the team i supported for an impt match actually won it. i mean, how bad can this streak get? first there was last year's champs league final acmilan vs liverpool, i supported ac and then...pool won by penalties(SIAN!). man utd vs chelsea..0-3. (OUCH). champsleague final this year barca vs arsenal..ok there's no lost love between me and arsenal but the way they played thru the entire champs leauge with brave young souls like fabregas and van persie, i was secretly rooting for them. but of cos, barca prevailed. ystd, broke that badunhappynasty streak for me :) :)

and now i believe man u can win the league next year. hurrah!

5:13 PM

Sunday, May 21, 2006

The Summons

Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
will you go where you dont know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
will you let my name be known.
will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?

Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare
should your life attract or scare?
will you let me answer your prater in you and you in me?

Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
will you kiss the leper clean,
and do such as this unseen,
and admit to what I mean in you and you in me?

Will you love the 'you' you hide if I but call your name?
will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
will you use the faith you' ve found
to reshape the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me.

Lord, Your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow You and never be the same.
In Yourcompany i'll go
where Your love and footsteps show.
Thus i'll move and live and grow in You and You in me.

7:44 AM

Friday, May 19, 2006

and i've got my wish fufilled! chipmunk came over ystd :D she jumped on me while i was still sleeping and nearly killed me because of that. we watched a hindi movie, mohbblahblahicantrememberthename, which lasted for an epic (wait for it....) 4 hours! haha. 5 love stories(yes, 5! chipmunk, i counted the funny retarded overalls man and his preeto who kept slapping him) with lots and lots of dancing and singing. and u stupid hindimovie bashers out there, there wasnt a single coconut tree alright! but there was a meadow hilly kinda dancing scene.

yay. the best kind of chilling comes with chipmunk.. always.

now onto the serious part, i've been borrowing books from the central lending library(ok fine it's the national library but doesnt the former just give it an air of sophisication?) most of it are margaret atwood and political science books. i tried jd salinger once;couldnt find Catcher in the Rye so had to settle for his novellas. oh dear. it was so hard to read. because it was stream of consciousness style, much like virginia woolf. i'm crossing my fingers that when i finally get to read catcher it wouldnt be that hardgoing. ystd i decided to read from my all time favourite literary great, graham greene. but i totally forgot that i read The End of the Affair before..tsktsk and i was deciding between that and The Human Factor. but the former won cos it's title sounds more titillating what..affair leh. and i got one of evelyn waugh's books too which i read partially before but it reached its due date. i'm halfway thru end of the affair and it's been a bit disturbing so i shall think abt it aft i finish. and probably blog abt it too so that it'll stick to memory unlike the first time i read it.

oh yes, hindi movies have great values...much much better than hollywood ones. ystd love stories were so moving. chipmunk and i kept going awww and sighing. haha. true love transcends all time. indeed :)

1:04 AM

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

i wanna talk to u chipmunk! i really really do. i miss u very much. and the SIA days which were simpler. i cant believe i'm saying this but..i miss working at SIA. less decisions to make. no but really i just miss the nice contentment of seeing u,my dear chipmunk, everysingleday.

so if u read this, can u please give your praying mantis here a call? i call u but ure not in or we have hurried conversations. or better still, dedicate two or three days in a row to spend time with me? everytime u come for a day of sunbathing,dvd watching, foodstuffing is not enough. REALLY. i want to immerse in chipmunkiness. is that very les? or kinky? aiya dont care what others think. i miss u i do i do i do.

2:40 PM

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

J.A.D.A DBLOCK
wordup!

i'm dedicating this to people who understand what this means..haha. first person i think of is my sister joanna. aight.

9:39 PM

Sunday, May 07, 2006

i woke up this morning, thinking "there u've done it again..u've bit off more than u can chew."

but i was really edified today by my friends..my dear sister rachel and brother nat. thank God for them and that i'm in their prayers. sermon was good as rev ng preached abt Jesus the Good Shepherd. we have a loving,lasting and living relationship with our Lord. isnt that wonderful? i can fall but he never will because he's Jesus.

i want to type more but i just realised i've got a bunch of stuff to do. oh yes, and one last thing..this is my friend's bf webbie. he's a professional photog specialising in wedding photos i think. pls help them to garner the hits! dont have to look thru the site but just click on www.edmundleong.com

7:05 AM

Monday, May 01, 2006

From Joan Chan's blog, 16 March 2006(www.onlyskindeep.blogspot.com)
Last night, I didn't sleep very well. My heart rate was very high and I could keep hearing my heart beating in my ears. I kept sweating and my limbs were trembling in although my room is air-conditioned. This morning I woke up, initially in a bad mood. But suddenly, the holy spirit filled me and I came to realise how beautiful God's kingdom is. There is no pain, no suffering, no hunger, no tears, only eternal life at the feet of our Lord, Jesus. How wonderful is that! I realised that I shouldn't fear death. Even though I know it's going to be a very painful and tough way to die but if it can bring me to the lord, it is worth it. If the lord loves me so much that he wants me to be with him sooner and suffer no more, I should feel blessed! But that doesn't mean I'm giving up on myself, as long as the lord hasn't called me home yet, I will try my best to live life to the fullest. Lord, I thank you no matter what happens and I pray for your strength to accept all that happens. Amen.

She's the ex RGS/RJC girl who was struck with tongue cancer; featured on sunday's Life! a couple of wks ago. i was reading some of her past entries and could really identify with her thoughts as she went thru her jc life, the irritating waiting for As to begin and the lifeless mugging that came with it, the catching up with friends aft leaving jc...and then cancer struck. that's where her life begins to divert from the usual path that the average A-level grad takes. and i'm suddenly grateful that though i'm still as eagerbeaverish as ever to start uni and to breathe freedom as i move away from home for the weekdays and moaning inwardly that it's taking such a long time...i'm blessed to be able to look fwd to all that and more.

this particular entry touched me because of the simple truth it speaks of. our bodies are just shells that we'll leave behind for God's kingdom which is eternal and perfect. and yet, while we are still here, we are called to fight the good fight of faith, just like Paul, Stephen and many more martyrs..just like Joan. anyone who's reading this, pls take a moment to pray for strength and courage for Joan. i believe God listens when we intercede for others :)

9:50 PM